Door structure for closed automobile bodies



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UNIT ED STATES WILLIAM BREWSTER, or'unw YORK, N; Y.

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Applieationfiled'May 24, 1924. SerialNo..715,501/L.

To all. whom it may, concern-.-

Be it known that I, WI LIAM BR WsTE a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of. New York-,.county of New York, and State of. New York, have invented certain; new and useful Improvements in Door Structures for Closed Automobile Bodies; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in. the art. to which it appertainse to make and use the same.

This invention relates to window con.- struction of the doors ofclosed automobiles, with, especial reference to the doors that are adjacent the. rear mud guards, and has for itsimain object thelowering ofthe glass panes in the Window openings of these doors. so that such panes will not project above the sill of the window casing;

In certain. automobile bodies, the lower rearcorner of the door is cut away so asnot to interfere with the rear mud guard, ,and

the consequence isthat the well for the glass pane. in the door cannot extend deep enough so that the pane can be completely lowered to a plane at or below the level of the window sill:

Therefore, when in itslowest position in the door, the glass pane would project several inches above the window sill which was annoying, unsightly and a source of actual danger in the event of an accident.

The present invention completely does away with these disadvantages in a very simple and effective manner which will be readily understood from the following description in connection with the drawings which are filed herewith, and in which- Figure 1 is a broken side elevation of a car body as it appears when equipped with the improvement with the glass pane ele vated- Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1 but broken away to show the construction of the rear well or guide way for the glass pane Figure 3 is a sectional elevation showing the glass pane fully lowered and the filler block permanently in position- Figure 4 is a detail elevation of the improved glass pane Figure 5 is a detail perspective view of the fixed filler block- Figure 6 is a detail broken sectional elevation illustrating a pivoted and spring actuated filler block-,.with the various parts in the position assumed. when. the. glass-pane is fully elevatedf 1 Figure 7: is a view. similar to Figure 6 but showing; thev position assumed. by the several parts during the loweringof the glassp ane Figure 8, is. a detail perspectiveview of the form of filler block shown at. Figures 6 and 7, and

Figures 9- and 1,0, are, sectional. elevations similar to Figures 6/and. 7 but showing slight modifications of the manner of pivgoting the filler block.

Similar numerals of reference denote like parts. in. the seve al figures. of the: drawing,

1 denotes aclosed automobile body, 2 the. rear mud guard, and 3 the door WhOSBJlOWGIT rear corner is cut away at 4- in general conformity with the; shape of thewmudz guard.

The window opening in-th'e door is designated by the numeral 5,,ai1d 6 is: theglass pane therein.

7 is the rear guide wall. in they well: 8-, within which the. pane 6, is. low.ered, and it will bereadily seenthatthis groove 'Zcould not be extended far enough downto the glass paneato-be fully loweredi Therefore, the lower portion of this groove 7 is deflected forwardlyandydown wardly as indicated at. 9, While; the-lower rear corner. of the glassipa'ne,isientirely'cut away as. noted. at 10,,so that. it will be clear that the glass pane can be lowered so that its upper edge will be at or below the level of the window sill, as shown at Figure 3.

When the glass pane is elevated the cutting away of the lower rear corner would produce an unsightly effect and would, moreover, cause annoyance to the occupant of the car by providing an inlet for dust and the elements.

Therefore, a filler block 11 is permanently fixed in the lower rear corner of the win-' dow opening, and this block has spaced side walls 12 which embrace the glass pane on both faces, and will completely conceal the cut away portion of the glass when the latter is in elevated position.

But, in the event that the presence of a permanent filler block 11 is objectionable, this block may be pivoted either to the door structure or to the glass itself, and may be provided with a spring element, and so associated with the glass pane that when the latter is lowered this block will automatically permit 8, the block is provided with parallel hinge eyes 13 and is pivoted within a recess 14 in the door structure by means of any suitable pin 15, the glass pane being embraced by the spaced side walls 12 of the block, the lower edge of the pane resting against the floor 17 of the block. 7

A coil spring 18 surrounds the pin 15 between the eyes 18, the ends of the spring being extended with oneend bearing against the wall of the recess 14 and the other end bearing against the bottom of the floor 17 so that it will be clear that the downward swinging of this block is effected against the resiliency of the spring element.

When the window pane is lowered it will swing the block downwardly so that the floor of the block will be housed within the recess 14, while no portion of the block will extend above the sill of the window opening, as

' clearly shown at Figure 7 and when the glass pane is elevated the spring element will cause the'block to be swung upwardly into the position shown at Figure 6 where such block will completely conceal the cut away portion 10 of the glass pane.

' Instead of pivotlng the block within the door structure'it may be pivoted at 19 directly to'the lower edge of the glass pane'as shown in Figures 9 and 10, anda coil spring 20 disposed around a stud 21 secured to the spaced side walls of the block, the extremities of the spring being extended, one extremity bearing against the floor of the block, while the other extremity bears against the cut away portion of the window pane, so that when the pane is lowered the floor of the block will strike against the defiected portion 9 and will conform closely thereto so as not to interfere with the complete lowering of the pane as particularly noted at Figure 10. When the pane is elevated the block will, owing to the action of the spring, automatically assume the position shown at Figure 9 so as to completely conceal the cut away portion of the glass ane.

What is claimed is I 1. A drop window for the r-ear doors of closed automobile bodies, comprising a window well having the lower 'end of its rear window groove disposed forwardly and downwardly, a glass pane capable of sliding within said well and having its lower rear corner cut away, whereby the downward sliding movement of said pane is lengthened, and a filler block located at the rear lower corner of the window opening and embracing said pane whereby said cut away portion of the pane is housed and concealed at both sides when said pane is fully raised.

2. A construction as specified in claim 1, in which the filler means consists of a pivoted block that is carried into concealment by the downward movement of the pane with a spring for throwing the block in effective position when the pane is fully elevated.

In testimonyjwhereof I affix my signature hereto.

WILLIAM eanws'rna. 

